Case report: Myxoma of the temporalis muscle.

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod

Montifiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.

Published: May 2004

Intramuscular myxomas of the head and neck are rare entities. Primarily found in the myocardium, these lesions also affect the bones and soft tissues. We present a case of an intramuscular myxoma of the temporalis muscle. After reviewing the literature, this case constitutes, to our knowledge, the second reported occurrence of a myxoma in this specific location. The patient was treated for this condition with an excisional biopsy after fine needle aspiration revealed a benign process. No recurrence was seen 18 months after the excision.

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